PC CORNER—IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR PRECINCT COMMITTEEPERSONS By Chris Hotchkin Elected Precinct Committeepersons should have received a packet from the County Clerk that includes a current voter list that designates who voted in the 2020 Democratic Primary. You can use this list to thank your 2020 Democratic voters, either with a hand-written post card or phone...Read More

PC CORNER:  GET OUT THE VOTE! By Chris Hotchkin One of the most important roles of a precinct committeeperson is to encourage and facilitate voting by the Democratic voters in your precinct. By this time, we hope you have educated your voters about the different ways to vote—Early, Vote By Mail, or on Election Day....Read More

PC CORNER—THE PRIMARY ROLE OF A PC By Chris Hotchkin At the recent meeting of the Central Committee of the Democratic Party of DuPage County, in addition to approving changes to the DPDC Bylaws, we were privileged to hear from Kristina Zahorik, President of the Illinois Democratic County Chairs Association. Kristina described the key roles...Read More

DuPage Democrats Training Sessions #1 – DuPage Dems – PC 101 – TrainingThis is for new PCs, Veteran PCs and those considering being a PC. We will review our PC Calendar through November 2020 and focus on what our PCs should be doing during the 2020 petition season (which starts in September 2019). Feel free...Read More

MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR – AUGUST 2019 By Kim Savage Do you believe the summer is over? It flew by fast while we have been making plans for the upcoming 2020 election. With about 440 days to go until we vote to retire 45 from office, it may seem like an eternity. In reality, it...Read More

MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR – JULY By Kim Savage, DGTDO Chair Are you ready? We have an important election cycle on the horizon! While most people are focused on the Presidential Election, it is already time to get set for the county, state, congressional and senate races in 2020. Candidates don’t magically appear on the...Read More

PC CORNER:  HOW CAN WE PREP FOR 2020 NOW?  ENGAGE THE SUPER-DEMS! By Anne Sommerkamp Your job as a PC is to turn out the vote. To turn out the kind of numbers we will need to keep this blue wave going in 2020 – we need to get busy NOW. Before the municipal elections...Read More

MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR – MAY EDITION By Kim Savage Summer is coming and the next election seems to be far off in the distance, so it might seem natural to check out for a few months and take a break from politics. While it is true that the pace might be a little slower,...Read More

APRIL 2019 MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR By Kim Savage The recent municipal elections consumed the focus for many local Democrats for the past few months. Kudos to District 86 for finally passing a much needed referendum. Congratulations are in order to the Democrats who won seats on the Downers Grove Village Council, Darien City Council,...Read More

  DGTDO Honors Volunteers   Each year, the Downers Grove Township Democratic Organization selects a member to nominate for the Democratic Party of DuPage County William Redmond Precinct Committeeperson of the Year Award and the Kathryn “Tinker” Harvey Pioneer Award. These awards honor members who have shown exemplary volunteer service to the Democratic Party   William...Read More